September 10, 2021

The Guardian reports on a study finding that teenage boys face a higher risk of vaccine-linked myocarditis than of being hospitalized with COVID-19. The finding sits awkwardly beside the day’s other headlines, in which NPR relays CDC research saying the unvaccinated are 11 times more likely to die and Johns Hopkins insists vaccination beats waiting for natural immunity. The booster and youth-vaccination push largely passes the myocarditis signal over.

Florida’s courtroom fight over school masks swings again as an appeals court lets DeSantis’s ban on mandate enforcement stand during the appeal, keeping penalties in place for districts that require masks. NPR runs a rebuttal asserting that studies do show masks curb transmission in schools, part of a running exchange with the governor.

Biden’s new mandate dominates the follow-up coverage, with millions of workers and businesses told to prepare for the OSHA rule. The New York Times frames the measures as effective but slow to bite, while the Cato Institute and others question whether a general public-health goal justifies the federal reach involved.

Diet could affect coronavirus risk according to MGH study

Massachusetts General Hospital study links healthy plant-based foods with lower risks of getting of COVID-19 and of having severe disease after infection.

Harvard Gazette

On forecasting the community-level COVID-19 cases from the concentration of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater

ScienceDirect.com

COVID lessons from the global south – Face masks invading tourist beaches and recommendations for the outdoor seasons

ScienceDirect.com

Boys more at risk from Pfizer jab side-effect than Covid, suggests study

US researchers say teenagers are more likely to get vaccine-related myocarditis than end up in hospital with Covid

The Guardian

Would you get a COVID-19 booster shot if offered?

The World Economic Forum

How ivermectin became a false cure for the coronavirus

The Washington Post

Vietnam approves Hayat-Vax coronavirus vaccine for emergency use

Reuters

U.S. Suicides Declined Over All in 2020 but May Have Risen Among People of Color (Published 2021)

The New York Times

Millions of workers, businesses to face Biden’s new coronavirus vaccine and testing rules

The Washington Post

NY Edges Closer to Pre-Covid Life, as City Workers Return

The New York Times

Yes, Gov. DeSantis, Studies Do Show Masks Curb Covid-19 In Schools

Several studies over the past year and a half have arrived at the same conclusion: mask wearing significantly limits transmission of the coronavirus in schools.

NPR

Face mask waste generation and management during the COVID-19 pandemic: An overview and the Peruvian case

ScienceDirect.com

How COVID is derailing the fight against HIV, TB and malaria

The pandemic’s effects on efforts to thwart other infectious diseases could exceed the direct impact of COVID-19.

Nature

COVID in kids and fossil-fuel limits — the week in infographics

Nature highlights three key infographics from the week in science and research.

Nature

COVID-19 impact on global maritime mobility - Scientific Reports

Nature

Continued need for non-pharmaceutical interventions after COVID-19 vaccination in long-term-care facilities - Scientific Reports

Nature

Unvaccinated People Are 11 Times More Likely To Die Of COVID-19, New Research Finds

The COVID-19 vaccines continue to provide powerful protection, even against the delta variant, the CDC said. It also found that vaccinated people were 10 times less likely to be hospitalized.

NPR

Coronavirus FAQs: A Vaccinated Person's Guide To COVID Exposure And Elevator Etiquette

Should you quarantine? Get tested? Mask up? Insist on masks for others? There are many tricky situations to navigate in our delta variant, semi-vaccinated world. Here's advice from experts.

NPR

DeSantis' ban on school mask mandates to remain in effect during appeals process

The most recent decision in the back-and-forth legal battle means schools can be penalized for enforcing mask mandates.

NBC News

Biden’s pandemic plan overlooks mask mandates and vulnerable populations

President Biden outlined a six-point strategy to confront the pandemic. But two public health scholars believe it would work better with help from states.

The Conversation

Has the Pandemic Changed Cities Forever? (Published 2021)

The New York Times

Analysis | The inescapable overlap of pandemic and politics

The Washington Post

Anxiety and depression are increasing as the pandemic goes on. Here’s what you can do | CNN

CNN

French ex-health minister Buzyn under formal investigation over handling of pandemic

Former French Health Minister Agnes Buzyn has been put under formal investigation on Friday over her handling of the Covid-19 pandemic last year, after investigators at a special court in Paris concluded…

France 24

Biden announces COVID-19 vaccine mandates that will affect 100 million Americans

The Department of Labor is developing an emergency rule requiring vaccinations at workplaces with 100 or more employees.

CBS News

COVID lessons from the global south – Face masks invading tourist beaches and recommendations for the outdoor seasons

ScienceDirect.com

Monitoring changes in COVID-19 infection using wastewater-based epidemiology: A South African perspective

ScienceDirect.com

Non-intrusive wastewater surveillance for monitoring of a residential building for COVID-19 cases

ScienceDirect.com

7 Lessons Learned About Vaccines During the Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic, including the rapid development and distribution of safe and effective vaccines, has changed how we think about vaccination.

AARP

Walmart and Disney Join a Growing Group of Businesses Requiring Vaccines (Published 2021)

The New York Times

‘Maybe the guy’s a masochist’: how Anthony Fauci became a superstar

The US diseases expert has been spoofed by Brad Pitt and lauded as the ‘sexiest man alive’. Now the pop culture phenomenon is the focus of a documentary

The Guardian

What Happens When the Supply of ICU Beds Runs Out

With COVID-19's Delta variant continuing to dominate new cases, ICU capacity is at or headed towards zero in hospitals around the country.

Time Magazine

Will vaccine mandates slow the pandemic? Yes, scientists say — but not immediately. (Published 2021)

The New York Times

Pandemic increasing risk factors for suicide, UN health agency warns

Suicide prevention must be prioritized after 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Americas office of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day, commemorated annually on 10 September.

UN News

As Covid-19 hospitalizations spike, some overwhelmed hospitals are rationing care | CNN

CNN

Vaccines beat natural immunity in fight against COVID-19

The best protection against COVID-19? Getting vaccinated, not waiting for illness to create natural immunity, says infectious disease expert Anna Durbin

Johns Hopkins University

September 10, 2021

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